George Kuchar

Underground filmmaker George Kuchar is interviewed by RE Search founder V Vale in San Francisco, about the history of his low budget filmmaking He generously gives advice, do s and don ts, recommendations, and sparkling anecdotes which illuminate practically the entire process of making a film with virtually no budget.

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Fairly delightful collection of light interviews with George Kuchar about his life and work His personality and humor shines through well. There's also a great interview with his equally brilliant twin brother, Mike. It's a tiny book-- you can pretty much get through it over one dinner alone in an Ethiopian restaurant on Telegraph, which is what I did-- but it's laugh-out-loud funny and well worth picking up.The one sort of alarming aspect-- and this's nothing to do with the content-- is how unb [...]

These candid interviews serve up George's infectious, creative spirit family style. His voice is embedded in these texts. George's manner of speaking in a common "everyman" vernacular is approachable and warm. The interviews seem intimate -- like they could be taking place in the kitchen (in fact he makes references to food regularly). The closing interview with his brother Mike and Marian Wallace is revealing and affectionate. A filmography is included at the end. One note: It appears that Cany [...]